Furuno Fm 8500 Users Manual

2015-02-02

• CANCELLING A FALSE DISTRESS ALERT
• SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
• Table of Contents
• FOREWORD
• System Configuration
• 1. VHF Radiotelephone Operational Overview
  • 1.1 Controls, Indications
  • 1.2 Telephone Operation
• 2. DSC Terminal Operational Overview
  • 2.1 DSC Messages
  • 2.2 Controls, LEDs
  • 2.3 Basic Operation
  • 2.4 Auto Acknowledge
• 3. DSC Distress Alert
  • 3.1 Distress Alert Transmission
  • 3.2 Manual Entry of Ship's Position and Time
  • 3.3 Receiving Distress Alert from Other Ship
  • 3.4 Distress Relay
• 4. DSC Communication
  • 4.1 Transmitting Individual Calls
  • 4.2 Receiving Individual Call (ACK RQ)
  • 4.3 Transmitting All Ships Calls
  • 4.4 Receiving All Ships Calls
  • 4.5 Creating and Saving Transmit Messages
  • 4.6 Writing Over Files
  • 4.7 Retrieving, Transmitting Files
  • 4.8 Transmit/Receive Message Memory
• 5. Other Calling Types and Other Functions
  • 5.1 Other Calling Types
  • 5.2 Making Telephone Calls
  • 5.3 Receiving Telephone Call from Coast Station
  • 5.4 Other Station IDs and Telephone Nos.
• 6. Other Settings
  • 6.1 Printer Setup (Auto/Manual)
  • 6.2 Turning Keyboard Click ON/OFF
  • 6.3 Aural Alarm Setup
• 7. System Confirmation
  • 7.1 Confirming Own Ship's ID
  • 7.2 Confirming ROM Version
  • 7.3 Confirming VHF Section Settings
  • 7.4 Confirming VHF Channels
  • 7.5 Confirming Tx Output Power
• 8. Maintenance & Troubleshooting
  • 8.1 Maintenance
  • 8.2 Troubleshooting
  • 8.3 Diagnostic Test
• 9. Specifications
• 10. Menu List
• APPENDIX 1 Marine VHF Channel Lists
• APPENDIX 2 Memory Channel List
• APPENDIX 3 Digital Interface (IEC 61162-1 Edition 2)
• INDEX
• Declaration of conformity to type